Just about a year ago (before I knew little about restoration) I ruined a WW round roaster 249A aluminum pot by putting it in my lye bath. Beyond repair and saving it I decided over the weekend to convert it into a charcoal pit and hopefully use it as a single meal grill. The frame it sets in was from an old fire pit piece and I bought the grill from Academy over the weekend to set down inside of the pit. Haven't tried it as of this post but hopefully I have resurrected another worthless piece into something useful. I know Hilditch can save that tea kettle/pot if he will just try....
http://imgur.com/a/5950X
http://imgur.com/a/5950X